Zebra Longwing Butterfly Magnet

The Zebra Longwing Butterfly. (Heliconius Charithonia (Linnaeus). State Butterfly of Florida. One of the most beautiful of butterflies. With their black elongated wings,white stripes. They fly gracefully. Their host plant is the purple passion flower. They eat the leaves, and pollen. Pollen helps them live longer than most butterflies. Months. Female plants her yellow eggs on the leaves. This one is getting nectar from a pink lantana flower plant. Beautiful photograph on magnets in my store! Copyright Photograph by Deborah Carr